deprive
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deprive
- /dɪˈpɹaɪv/
Rhymes with -aɪv
Where it comes from
From Middle English depryven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, from Latin dē- + prīvō.
verb deprives · depriving · deprived · depryve · deprieve
- Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something. "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."
- To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
- To bereave.
Similar: bereave, impoverish
